The European Commission president is facing two no-confidence votes amid mounting challenges to her leadership
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has claimed that she is being targeted by a Russian-backed campaign, as she urged MEPs not to support attempts to oust her.
The EU’s top executive faces twin challenges this week from both left- and right-wing factions in the European Parliament. During a debate on Monday, von der Leyen repeated her earlier defense from July, when she survived a previous censure vote, accusing her detractors of doing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bidding.
In her address, von der Leyen alleged that…
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